Reed Mudhif
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thumb|Modhif at Neserya thumb|The interior of an Iraqi mudhif A Mudhif ( al-muḍīf) is a traditional reed house made by the Ahwari people (also known as Marsh Arabs) in the swamps of southern Iraq. In the traditional Ahwari way of living, houses are constructed from reeds harvested from the marshes where they live. A mudhif is a large ceremonial house, paid for and maintained by a local sheik, for use by guests or as a gathering place for weddings, funerals, etc.
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It sits within the topics Arab inventions, Architecture in Iraq and History of the Tigris–Euphrates river system.
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thumb|Modhif at Neserya thumb|The interior of an Iraqi mudhif A Mudhif ( al-muḍīf) is a traditional reed house made by the Ahwari people (also known as Marsh Arabs) in the swamps of southern Iraq. In the traditional Ahwari way of living, houses are constructed from reeds harvested from the marshes where they live. A mudhif is a large ceremonial house, paid for and maintained by a local sheik, for use by guests or as a gathering place for weddings, funerals, etc.
==Description== Mudhif structures have been one of the traditional types of structures built by those inhabiting the marshlands in southern Iraq for at least 5,000 years. A carved elevation of a typical mudhif, dating to around 3,300 BCE was discovered at Uruk, and is now in the British Museum.
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